Hair receiver



- Nov. 5, 1940. c. E. BURNS. 2,220,597

HAIR RECEIVER Filed Aug. 7, 1937 Patented Nov. 5, 1940 PATENT OFFICE 1mm RECEIVER Oloyd E, Burns, Stamford, Conn., minor to Schick Dry Shaver, Inc., Stamford, Coma, a corporation of Delaware Application August 1, 1937, Serial No.- 157,857

5 Claims. (01. 30-41) This invention relates to an improved attachment for a. dry shaver of the type that includes an open inner cutter with a longitudinal bore into which cut hair passes during shaving.

5 The invention is designed to provide a receiver for such cut hair, the receiver being readily attached and readily detached, in order to allow the hair to be removed therefrom apart from the shaver. This latter feature is important since many shavers are damaged at the thin.

blade portion of the shaving head by reason of the user tapping the shaving head on a table or basin, to dislodge the cut hair.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing of which Fig. 1 is an end view of ashaving head and adjacent portion of a shaveru by a set screw in the usual manner, as men-- tioned below. The outer cutter is hollow and receives the movable inner cutter I2 which is 30 provided with teeth I3, which co-operate with the blades II when the inner cutter is moved longitudinally, to sever hair. The inside cutter is hollow and at least one end is open. The hair that is cut is deposited into the bore or 35 passage M of the inner cutter and in the absence of a hair receiver the cutter has been cleaned by blowing through the inner cutter or using a pipe cleaner or brush. If thelatter is not available the user is prone to tap'the shav- 40 ing head on a hard surface to knock out the tiny cut stubble which congregates in the pas sageway M. This tapping often results in damage to the cutters as the blades are extremely 55 with the operation of the shaver. The hair receiver can be removed from the shaver and cleaned and then easily replaced into its position on the shaver. The hair receiver comprises a pair of pockets or wells which are preferably made of sheet 5 7 metal and are shown at [9. These pouches are shaped to fit in outline against the ends of the shaving head. The form illustrated shows a well known commercial type of shaving head with a tapered shape in cross section and the 10 pockets I9 are shaped to fit the ends of the outer cutter ID as will be evident from Figure 1. The side of the pockets toward the cutter are open to allow free passage of hair into the wells.

It will be evident that any other form of shear- 16 ing head can be supplied with pockets that conform in outline to the ends of the fixed cutter.

The pockets are removable and can thus be readily installed or removed as necessitated by reason of repair or removal of the shearing head 20 from the shaver.

The form shown comprises a pair of pockets connected by side walls or strips '20 and II which are preferably integral with the pockets and adapted to lie alongside the outer surface of. the shearing head, that is, the side walls of the outer cutter and shaped to fit the outer faces of the shearing head.

. Various means maybe employed for securing the pocket in place and I illustrate an extension 22 which is perforated to receive a set-screw 23 now in common use in dry shavers for ready removal of the shaving head from the handle or casing and which is utilized for securing the hair receiver in place. The strips 2| assist in holding 85 the shearing head in place and all the parts are held securely against rattling or movement under vibration incidental to the operation of the electric motor inside the casing or handle of electric dry shavers. 40

Various changes ca'nbe made in the shape and proportion of the parts without departing from the scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A hair receiver for open ended cutters of dry shavers comprising hair receiving pockets adapted to fit on the ends of the cutter, a connection between said pockets extending longitudinally relative to the cutter for holding the pockets in place against the ends of the cutter and securing 60 means for said connection whereby the device can be readily removed from the cutter.

2. An open-center hair receptacle for attachment to the cutter-head of 'a razor, comprising spaced side-walls of resilient material and disposed in convergin planes. said side-walls terminating in end walls forming closed storage chambers, and said side-walls being adapted for frictional engagement with said head.

3. A hair receiver for open-ended dry shaver shearing heads comprising pockets to it against the ends of the shearing head, strips connecting the pockets for holding the pockets in place against the ends or the head, and a perforated extension on one of said strips for securing the device on a dry shaver.

4. A hair receiver for open-ended dry shaver shearing heads comprising pockets fitting against the open ends of the shearing head, a connecting strip connecting said pockets and iitting the out side of the shearing head and acting to hold the pocketsagainst-theehdsoftheshearinghead, and means tor rmovably securing the connecting strip in place.

5.Ahairreceiveriordryshaversofthekind comprising a handle, a channel extending across one end of the handle, an open-ended cutter set in said channel and a thumb screw extending through a wall of the channel to hold said cutter in place, said receiver comprising a pair of open-sided pockets with their open sides fitting against the open ends oi. the cutter, connecting means Joining said pockets including a tab for engagement by said thumb screw to hold the receiver in position on the shaver. 4

CLOYD E. BURNS. 

